2010 World Series of Poker

Event #42: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$604,222
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,403,305
Entries
2,521
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Niccolo Caramatti Eliminated in 4th Place ($191,744)

Niccolo Caramatti - 4th Place
Niccolo Caramatti - 4th Place

From the button, Dean Hamrick made it 180,000. Niccolo Caramatti shoved all in from the big blind and Hamrick insta-called.

Hamrick tabled {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} and was ahead of Caramatti's {k-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

The flop fell down, {k-Spades}{6-Clubs}{j-Hearts}, and Hamrick's rail started shouting for a ten.

The {3-Spades} turn didn't bring it, but when the {10-Spades} hit the river, the crowd erupted into cheers and Hamrick yelled immediately popped up in his chair and let out a few ferocious fist-pumps while screaming, "Yea! F**k yeah!"

Hamrick is now the monster chip leader going into three handed play, with 6,820,000 in chips.

Tags: Dean HamrickNiccolo Caramatti

Hamrick Takes One From Wiley

Dean Hamrick limped in from the button and Ian Wiley checked his option.

Hamrick checked the {2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} flop only to be met with a 95,000-chip bet from Wiley. Hamrick made the call before checking the {2-Clubs} on the turn as Wiley also followed suit.

The river fell the {Q-Hearts} and Hamrick led out for 275,000 as Wiley passed.

Tags: Dean HamrickIan Wiley

Aaron Kaiser Eliminated in 5th Place ($140,013)

Aaron Kaiser - 5th Place
Aaron Kaiser - 5th Place

Aaron Kaiser moved all in from under the gun and it was folded around to Dean Hamrick in the small blind. He made the call and Ian Wiley released his hand from the big blind.

Hamrick showed {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} versus Kaiser's {q-Hearts}{9-Spades}.

The flop came down {4-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and Hamrick's rail went nuts.

When the {6-Clubs} fell on the turn, we thought Hamrick's rail couldn't get any louder, but they did.

Then the {2-Spades} hit the river solidifying the deal for Hamrick and it was all cheers from his railbirds. Hamrick is now up to 3,950,000.

Tags: Aaron KaiserDean Hamrick

Caramatti Spikes a Double on the River

Aaron Kaiser moved all in from the small blind and Niccolo Caramatti put all his chips at risk from the big blind.

Caramatti: {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}
Kaiser: {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

The flop came down {9-Hearts}{2-Spades}{7-Clubs}, pairing Caramatti's seven.

The {k-Spades} fell on the turn and Kaiser's rail exploded in cheers.

Those cheers quickly fell quiet however, when the {a-Clubs} hit the river, giving Caramatti two pair. He jumped out of his chair, exclaiming, "Yes!" while doing a little fist pump.

Tags: Aaron KaiserNiccolo Caramatti

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Hamrick Finds Double With Kings

Dean Hamrick shipping it his way!
Dean Hamrick shipping it his way!

Aaron Kaiser opened to 140,000 from under the gun only to have Niccolo Caramatti three-bet for the second consequecutive hand; this time for 380,000.

With the action on Dean Hamrick in the small blind, he moved all in for 1,865,000, and once Kaiser folded, Caramatti called.

Hamrick: {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Caramatti: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

The board fell a rather undramatic {3-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{J-Diamonds} to see Hamrick double through to 3,835,000 as Caramatti slips to just 1,180,000 in chips.

Tags: Aaron KaiserNiccolo CaramattiDean Hamrick